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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which investigates issues relating to open education resources and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in e-learning technology are making it possible for students in all parts of the world to take courses via the Internet. These MOOC courses are mostly free for students but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a lot of topics that online learning institutions must deal with today because online learning technology is improving so quickly. How can stakeholders be assured that the quality of training provided by these MOOCs is decent? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders guarantee that teachers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like openHPI to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low motivation and high learner attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more widespread there is a developing necessity to gain more knowledge about how these MOOCs are being conducted. Scientists and many other participants would like to understand the outcomes of these important new open education experiments. Students want to perceive how these massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this crescive demand for facts the book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World offers a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education resource issues. This authoritative new book also discusses the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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